Nana, a model student who serves as student council vice-president, and run-of-the-mill virginal high schooler Kaoru are childhood friends. They embark on regular S&M play dates in secret as a stress release for Nana. For spring break, Nana goes on a school trip to a power spot in Nagano planned by the student council. Kaoru joins her, and a change occurs in their feelings.
Acting
Miku Aono commits to every flustered whimper with surprising sincerity.
Costume
The rope work is genuinely intricate — someone did their homework.
Director
Atsushi Shimizu
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Part of Japan's 2009-2012 'SM boom' in seinen manga adaptations, riding the wave of Fifty Shades years before Western cinema caught up.
Director Atsushi Shimizu reportedly fought producers to keep the focus on emotional negotiation rather than explicit content — the 75-minute runtime suggests who won.
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